The safety tips section is especially useful for turning AI use into a more considered support tool, with reminders to check information, avoid sharing personal details, and use trusted people or services when distress or risk is involved.
This AI and mental health safe use PDF handout is a clear printable resource for introducing safer, more informed use of artificial intelligence alongside therapy, counselling, wellbeing support or independent self-help. It is designed to help people understand that AI tools can offer ideas, structure and plain-language explanations, but should not be treated as a therapist, diagnosis, emergency service or source of guaranteed advice.
The handout explains in accessible terms how tools such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot may generate responses, why they can sound confident, and why their answers still need to be checked. It covers practical ways AI might support everyday coping and organisation, including breaking down tasks, planning routines, preparing questions for appointments, summarising notes, exploring journalling prompts and making self-help information easier to understand.
It also highlights important limits and risks, such as inaccurate information, biased responses, privacy concerns, reassurance seeking, emotional dependence and using AI when a trusted person or service would be more appropriate. This makes it useful for therapy clients, adults, young people, counsellors, psychologists, GPs, support workers, educators and group facilitators who want a balanced discussion guide rather than a technical explanation.
Use it as a session handout, home learning prompt, discussion worksheet, waiting room resource or printable guide for digital wellbeing conversations. Download or print the PDF to support thoughtful conversations about AI use and mental health in a simple, practical format. Produced by the Centre for Clinical Interventions.
